Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	3.98% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	115% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	Memory 95.3 1-Core 132 2-Core 265 92% 164 Pts	4-Core 523 8-Core 529 70% 526 Pts	64-Core 532 33% 532 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Asus(1043 8694) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9168 Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	3.98% Terrible	Lighting 7.4 Reflection 9 Parallax 8.8 6% 8.4 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.98% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 120GB 3,514 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 51GB free (System drive) Firmware: MVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 323 114 96 94 104 93 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 474 Write 372 Mixed 401 SusWrite 137 77% 346 MB/s	4K Read 49.9 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 66.1 232% 84.1 MB/s	DQ Read 361 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 354 265% 353 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 115%
WD Green 480GB (2018)-$69 25,452 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 58GB free Firmware: UG400400 SusWrite @10s intervals: 307 146 61 56 59 87 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	54.9% Above average	Read 442 Write 390 Mixed 311 SusWrite 119 70% 316 MB/s	4K Read 23.8 4K Write 49.5 4K Mixed 17.1 84% 30.1 MB/s	DQ Read 120 DQ Write 102 DQ Mixed 35.7 47% 86 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 60%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 118GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 162 162 163 163 163 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	81.8% Excellent	Read 122 Write 114 Mixed 81.4 SusWrite 162 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1.1 216% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$171 37,802 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	MC Read 36.5 MC Write 40.8 MC Mixed 28.5 101% 35.3 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 41.4 SC Mixed 29.8 89% 31.3 GB/s	Latency 56.1 71% 56.1 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 104%

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 89%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 76%

Battleship

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	117x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	68x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	53x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	136x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	68x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	62x

Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $847

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16